Example sentences of "she looked [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Delicious , ’ Clare said feebly as she looked into the smiling face and aquamarine eyes of her son . |
2 | She looked to the young man as if for reassurance , and he smiled back and nodded for Ellie to go on in , which she did without , much to her surprise , suddenly finding herself sitting upright at home in bed , clutching her thin bedding around her and wondering how her mind could imagine such things . |
3 | ‘ But it was n't him , ’ Winnie said , she looked to the upturned table . |
4 | ‘ She looked at every single one of the hundreds of photos and could n't stop smiling at the memory . |
5 | She looked at a big BMW bike parked by the kerb , then up at a darkened row of tall houses . |
6 | And she took the child by the hand and walked her to the settle , and when they were seated she looked at the small figure by her side , at the hair , like a golden halo round the oval face , and the limpid grey eyes gazing so trustfully at her . |
7 | She looked at the small key on the table , then dropped that into the envelope with the note . |
8 | As she looked at the tiny bundle she said drily : ‘ Thank goodness he has n't got ears like his father . ’ |
9 | She looked at the other young man , who had retrieved his glass and was watching Sara and Graham with a smile on his face , almost a smirk . |
10 | As she looked at the vast and busy canvas , Miss Hatherby sensed she was finding it difficult to take in and said , ‘ You know Constance , you can not look at a painting with the same eyes as you stare down Chollerton High Street . |
11 | Turning her head slightly she looked at the cut-glass decanter on the bedside table — it was a little less than half full , which meant that she had drunk three … no , four glasses of whisky at some time during the night . |
12 | Swinging round in surprise , she looked at the elderly man who had spoken . |
13 | She looked at the strong hand as it shifted gears and continued resting on the lever . |
14 | She looked at the strong old face , the arched bone of the nose , the imperious , high forehead and thought : I bet she 's been a tartar in her day . |
15 | As they sat together on the grass , she looked at the tumbling waters of the beck and told him how Maria had slipped on the stepping-stones , down by the farm . |
16 | She looked at the tall dark young man next to Sarah — Hassan ! |
17 | She looked at the tall young man with the beautiful dark eyes . |
18 | She looked at the tall , supple body and wondered whether he was ever polite to anyone . |
19 | She looked at the insignificant scorch marks on its cover and said , ‘ This would n't have been necessary if you had n't been so cagey with me . |
20 | She looked at the healthy gloss of black hair springing from a widow 's peak , the thickly lashed eyes under winged brows , the mouth that could be austere and cruel but was now warm and sensuous , and said thickly , ‘ Perhaps we could go into the garden ? ’ |
21 | She looked at the narrow flight of stone stairs leading to the upper floors , and knew that wild horses would n't drag her up them . |
22 | She looked at the young man , Clive . |
23 | She looked at the young , slim beauty of his body , the clear , healthy eyes , the shining hair . |
24 | She looked at the deferential and contrite figure of the uniformed boatman on the quayside , the way the other boatmen tipped their caps to Lucenzo . |
25 | Turning away , she looked at the familiar little roam : the dolls , the make up scattered over the dressing table , the books , haphazardly placed on their shelf . |
26 | Clearly he had not been content to wait , and as she looked at the hard , handsome face she knew he was furiously angry , only good manners holding back the words that were obviously uppermost in his mind . |
27 | She looked at the burnt-out hopper and the forest savaged by the cataclysmic explosion . |
28 | She looked at the cracked face of her cheap wristwatch and swallowed nervously . |
29 | She looked at the old man . |
30 | She looked at the old narrow beams that stretched across the ceiling , at the white-painted walls and the brightly coloured furniture , comfortable chairs and the mellow , shining wood of tables and bookcases . |